by lisa@patrickmarketingny.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Business News
NEW YORK (AP) — After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating mountains of regulations and all sorts of logistical hurdles to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and... by lisa@patrickmarketingny.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Business News
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Sales for U.S. retailers have increased by about 4% so far this holiday season as Americans balanced tighter budgets with a desire to upgrade gadgets and refresh wardrobes, according to preliminary figures released by Visa and Mastercard... by lisa@patrickmarketingny.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Business News
By Timothy Aeppel and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Some U.S. companies are hedging their bets on the Supreme Court case against President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs by selling their rights to collect potential government refunds of the... by lisa@patrickmarketingny.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Business News
By Clare Jim and Li Gu HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) – State-backed China Vanke will likely mirror the strategies of some other cash-strapped Chinese developers and seek multiple short-term extensions for its bond repayments before ultimately proposing a debt... by lisa@patrickmarketingny.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Business News
By Jiaxing Li and Laura Matthews HONG KONG/NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Global investors are increasing their wagers on Chinese artificial intelligence companies, betting on the next DeepSeek and seeking to diversify, with concerns growing about a speculative bubble... by lisa@patrickmarketingny.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Business News
By Danilo Masoni MILAN, Dec 23 (Reuters) – European construction shares have been among 2025’s standout gainers, lifted by enthusiasm for thematic trades around Germany’s infrastructure stimulus, hopes of Ukraine’s rebuild and the AI-related boom. The STOXX...
